Ariadne’s Labyrinth is a classically trained violinist and pianist. After some years spent squatting and being around sound systems and the free party scene, she became deeply immersed in jazz and improvised music, as well as music from Cuba and Brazil.
She began to pursue her love for electronica a few years ago, drawn to the beat structures, textures and sounds that could not be created through instrumental performance alone. She is inspired by an array of classic electronica artists spanning the realms of IDM, techno and ambient styles, as well as music by Phillip Glass. Her music is at once quirky, deep & absorbing, and is characterized by playful rhythms and beautiful, polyphonic melodies.
Making her debut release, on Detroit Underground, she brings to the label her own breed of melodic electronica. The violin being a key feature of her work it lends, at times, an almost ‘orchestral’ sound to the music, and an almost cinematic feel. Digging in to the scope of her musical experience, she brings to her compositions a harmonic and melodic richness, that provides a colourful backdrop to the music.
This is a very promising debut from Ariadne’s Labyrinth, full of character, rawness and energy. Her beats bubble away beneath a cocktail of intricate synth work and classical sounding string textures, that makes for extremely emotive music which is both highly infectious and deeply engaging.
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released January 5, 2017
Tracks 1-5 written, programmed and performed by Ariadne’s Labyrinth and produced at 4MationZone by Ariadne’s Labyrinth and Rory Lemon. Tracks 1-5 sound engineered by Rory Lemon at 4MationZone. Track 6 produced mixed and mastered by Valance Drakes and Ivan Shopov, strings arrangement written and performed by Ariadne’s Labyrinth.
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Cover design / Logotype by:
Ameet Hindocha of Ambigraph Ltd ambigraph.com
Video by: Dante Fanelli vimeo.com/dantefanelli